The A3 Fellows Program places emerging artists with seasoned artists to learn and grow. The fellowship consists of $10,000-$20,000 in funding, as well as mentorship from more established artists, and the opportunity to build your skillset and network.

Meet our Fellows!This year at the A3 Foundation, we funded three fellows: Christopher Dinh, Jerome Villarin, and Samuel Bay.
Check out our Programs page to learn more about our A3 Fellows Program and learn what makes our Fellows tick.

The A3 Foundation was founded in 2012 by Philip Fung, Julia Lam, and Franklyn Chien, who were early Facebook employees, and met on a mission to make the world more social.

The three felt that they lacked role models in popular culture growing up due to the scarcity of Asian Americans in traditional U.S. media outlets while they were growing up, and set out to build the A3 Foundation to diversify and support new voices in American media, whether in traditional media — television and film — or via new online digital channels.

We believe in investing in people — the artists behind the magic in both traditional and online media. This means increasing the number of writers who can create a diverse range of characters, casting directors who will be open to Asian American actors in non-explicitly Asian American roles, and experienced Asian American actors who are ready to take the roles.